Week In Review—Man Loses Loaded Gun At Jackson Hole

Skier loses loaded gun at Jackson Hole
I've heard of the old dropped-the-cell-phone-in-the-White-Room story before, but I think this one might take the cake. After taking a tumble at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, a skier left behind a little memento for fellow resort goers: a loaded handgun. Two off-duty employees found the 9mm firearm partially buried on the popular Dick's Ditch trail, rendered it safe, and brought it to the proper authorities—just in time for a local man to report that a key piece of his ski kit had gone missing. Perhaps most alarming, not a single state law was broken in the process, and the firearm was returned to its owner, no questions asked. Do you, Wyoming. Do you.

So Alta had a good week…
The Alta Send Train has left the station, and as the snow continues to stack, we're not sure if it's ever coming back.

Science: Eating snow is like breathing car exhaust
Trying to eat a little snow to quench your thirst on the slopes? Don't even think about it say researchers at McGill University, who recently conducted an alarming test that suggests just how bad munching down snowballs may actually be for our health. According to the study, snow in and around urban areas absorbs the toxic and carcinogenic pollutants from car exhaust, and may even produce its own toxic compounds as a result. And to think that all this time we've been worried about the yellow snow…

Lapping it up, Park City-style
The snow is deep (and in places, really damn sketchy), but the I Ride Park City crew is sticking parkside to remind us that gravity is merely a state of mind. Hey Joss Christensen, you're an animal.